Director of Solar Operations

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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⚙️ Operations

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Onward Energy

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51 - 200 employees

⚡ Energy

Energy • Renewable Energy • Sustainability

Onward Energy is an independent power generator that owns and operates a 6. 2 GW portfolio of renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, and gas-fired generation resources across the U. S. The company is focused on leading the energy transition towards more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions. Onward Energy is committed to implementing best practices in environmental sustainability and actively engages with communities to empower its employees and foster partnerships that propel the future of energy forward.

📋 Description

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company, regulatory, and environmental requirements • Lead fleet-wide safety performance, incident prevention, corrective action programs, and continuous improvement initiatives • Maintain accountability for solar fleet safety, availability, reliability, production, maintenance execution, compliance, and budget performance • Ensure contractual, regulatory, and operational obligations are fulfilled • Establish fleet performance objectives and drive asset reliability and operational improvements • Lead operational readiness, emergency response, and business continuity activities • Lead, coach, and develop a geographically dispersed team of managers, supervisors, and technicians • Build a high-performing organization through talent development, succession planning, workforce planning, and performance management • Drive fleet-wide reliability and performance improvement through data analysis, root cause analysis, standardization, and best-practice sharing • Support new technologies, predictive maintenance strategies, and operational excellence programs • Develop and manage fleet operating and maintenance budgets • Drive cost optimization while maintaining safety, reliability, and compliance standards • Evaluate and recommend capital investments, major maintenance activities, life-cycle replacements, and strategic improvement projects • Support business planning and provide operational input for long-term asset strategies • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to maximize asset value • Provide fleet performance reporting, strategic recommendations, and operational updates to executive leadership • Support acquisitions, integrations, new asset onboarding, and other strategic initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related discipline required; equivalent experience may substitute for degree requirements • MBA or advanced degree preferred • 10+ years of power generation operations experience, including significant utility-scale solar experience • 7+ years of progressive leadership experience managing multi-site operations and teams • At least 5 years leading an organization through subordinate managers across a broad geography • Demonstrated success building strong safety cultures and developing high-performing organizations • Strong knowledge of solar operations, maintenance, reliability, budgeting, compliance, and contractor management • Proven ability to drive operational performance improvements through data-driven decision making and continuous improvement • Strong business acumen with the ability to balance operational priorities and financial objectives • Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint • Ability to accomplish physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation • Ability to stand, walk, talk, hear, and close and distance vision capability • Ability to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch • Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds • Valid U.S. driver's license with acceptable MVR history • Ability to travel regularly, up to 45% • Full-time authorization to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship available

🏖️ Benefits

• Market competitive compensation • Health insurance • Life insurance • Retirement savings benefits • Reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process